Century K3153-1 Operations Instructions

AUTOMATIC / MANUAL BATTERY CHARGERS/ STARTERS HOUSEHOLD CHARGERSOPERATORʼS MANUALIM10138December, 2012Safety Depends on YouCentury battery chargers an

B-4OPERATIONB-4b. Positive ground vehicles (see Figure B.4)Figure B.4. Positive Ground1. Connect the NEGATIVE (black) charger clamp tothe NEGATIVE, un

B-5OPERATIONB-5READING AN AMMETERThe ammeter indicates the charging current beingdrawn from the charger by the battery. As the batterybecomes more ful

B-6OPERATIONB-6NOTE: If the battery is rated in RESERVE CAPACI-TY, use the following formula to convertreserve capacity to amp‐hours.Reserve Capacity

B-7OPERATIONB-7AUTOMATIC / MANUAL BATTERY CHARGERS / STARTERS HOUSEHOLD CHARGERSENGINE STARTING(12V ONLY)This battery charger can provide a high-curre

F-1TROUBLESHOOTINGF-1AUTOMATIC / MANUAL BATTERY CHARGERS / STARTERS HOUSEHOLD CHARGERSObserve all Safety Guidelines detailed throughout this manualIf

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iSAFETYiAUTOMATIC / MANUAL BATTERY CHARGERS / STARTERS HOUSEHOLD CHARGERSCongratulations on the purchase of your new battery charger. We wishto acknow

iiSAFETYiiAUTOMATIC / MANUAL BATTERY CHARGERS / STARTERS HOUSEHOLD CHARGERSBATTERY EXPLOSION HAZARDS1. To reduce the risk of battery explosion, read,

iiiiiiTABLE OF CONTENTSPageInstallation...

A-1INSTALLATION AUTOMATIC / MANUAL BATTERY CHARGERS / STARTERS HOUSEHOLD CHARGERSA-1HOW BATTERIES CHARGEA charger DOES NOT FORCE current into a batt

A-2INSTALLATION AUTOMATIC / MANUAL BATTERY CHARGERS / STARTERS HOUSEHOLD CHARGERSA-2FIRE CAN KILL, INJURE, AND CAUSEPROPERTY DAMAGE!To reduce risk o

DESCRIPTIONThis battery charger is designed to handle the majorityof your charging and starting needs.• HIGH AND LOW CHARGE RATES for most batterysize

B-2OPERATIONB-2AUTOMATIC / MANUAL BATTERY CHARGERS / STARTERS HOUSEHOLD CHARGERSCONTROLS AND INDICATORS(See figure B.2) 100 Amp

B-3OPERATIONB-3CONTROL SETTING INSTRUCTIONSCHARGE VOLTAGE AND RATE SELECTIONSet the RATE SELECTOR to the same voltage andcharge rate that is appropria